Rumana Chowdhury > 2017 > November
Monthly Archive: November 2017
Summit Day: February 24, 2017 (Friday) Background Info My friend Marcia had previously done Everest Base Camp. When she planned to climb Kilimanjaro and invited her friends, including me, to join I got super excited! I had no idea what I was going to feel like being in that altitude for the first time in my life. But going with friends is always a good way to explore unknowns. So, I decided to join her and invited a few of my other friends, and Michelle, Michael, and Chrislyn joined. Marcia…
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Hike Date: October 19, 2017 (Thursday) This was the second of the three day-hikes I did over two days before two-day backpacking trip over Hale, Zealand, and Bonds to wrap up my Northeast 115 List. I hiked Wildcat D in the morning before doing this hike in the afternoon. Mount Moriah has several different trails leading to the summit. The most commonly used trail is via Mount Moriah trail. For this hike, I used Stony Brook trail mostly because I knew I was going to have some headlamp hiking. The…
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Hike Date: October 19, 2017 (Thursday) This was the first of the 3 day-hikes I did over two days before two-day backpacking trip over Hale, Zealand, and Bonds to wrap up my Northeast 115 List. Since I was planning on doing Mount Moriah in the afternoon, I wanted to get an early start for this hike. As I am always guilty of sleeping-in, I did not get on the trail until 8 AM! I left my car parked at Pinkham Notch Visitor Center and took the Lost Pond Trail across…
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